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Read Everything you read has a main topic. The main topic is what the passage is mostly about. Some passages have more than one paragraph, or groups of sentences. Each paragraph includes key details that tell you about the main topic. When you put all of the details together, you will know more about the topic.
Read the passage and think about its main topic.
Knowing how to figure out the main topic of a text will help you understand what you read.
Finding the Main Topic
Home Sweet Home Many early settlers in America lived in log cabins. They lived, ate, and slept in their log cabins.
Log cabins were built from the trees. Trees were cut into parts to make logs. Curved notches were made at the ends of the logs. The logs were put together to make the walls of the cabin. A roof was made from rough boards cut from the logs.
RI.2.2 Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text . . . .
Academic Talk Use these words and phrases to talk about the text.
Talk Take turns with your partner telling why log cabins were good homes for early settlers.
Think Reread the passage and look at the picture. Now look at the chart. Add words to tell about the key details of each paragraph. Then write what you think is the main topic of the passage.
1 Long ago, ice covered much of North America. At that time, a bridge of land connected Asia and North America. People walked over this strip of dry land into Alaska. They were following herds of animals. The people settled in different places. Some slowly went south. Over time, they made different nations in the Americas.
2 Some scientists think people came to America even earlier. They think people reached the West Coast by boat. Ancient tools have been found there. These tools might show that people arrived before there was a land bridge. But people who study the past have not found much proof of this idea.
3 These people were the first Americans. All Native Americans are related to them. Scientists discovered they first came from Asia. They split into many groups as they settled America. They made ways of life we are still learning about today.
Write Based on what you read, what is the main topic of the article?
6 Plan Your Response What is the main topic of the article?
A things that Native Americans invented
B where hammocks were first made
C how to get maple syrup from a tree
D what kayaks have been used for
7 Short Response Write about the main topic of “Native American Inventions.” Tell what you learned about the topic. Use details from the article in your answer.